Type-writer.



J. J. MASON.

TYPE WRITER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 24. 1915.

1,182,499. Patented May9,1916.

2 SHEETSSHEET I.

J/WLW 5 M In e 5;;

J. J. MASON.

TYPE WRITER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 24. 1915.

1,182,499. Patented My 9, 1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- i2. is a. line i registering with tie stop 34, and l to he engaged Q when the o; no is suliiciently ros cured to the L l; w mimniriiml to thii' is provided with For ordinnnv work, a: top line. there the would not iillsii'tii be printsd on window space surface is rel so much that ill zincl not will sion on; trnnsnu ion of mind as striutil plate curries sustain it that now he made to an. 'n inir, so that it mu no in marking the name on other matter. l have anion/tel a thin short r i iluloul 4T anal l secure it by means of ii, thin ziportururl stool plate 45%, one or (.(lgIQ snowed to the rollsr 3:3, as an, 4.9 and 1 u: other z1 li"tlli'.(l as at. 5 3. l n". 3. Then by using it slotted turn hutt" 5i, ".i'hoso slot nngugns the edge of the aporturc. t 535), I can loosen the plate to reinoi'o the celluloid short or tighten it so to hold it firmly in plat-r. lav merely turnin this button. Tho plate 4 3 has a. window 02 which ozqiosos the celluloid plate so as to permit its use as u printing platen. Registering with the drum :lLthea-o is a pointer. An arm 55, extends from the bar 8 and a collared nlioing piere 56. moiu'ited on stop rod 57 and limits the lateral movement. of the carriage by on gaging one of the mnr nul stops 9. which are niountsd on thr stoo rod 5? and hold in prod mm; po i hr sorows 61, 652 and on ()Xtllnlfiil on an."-

tho other margi nil slots.

The durd (3-. 3G {1 winnow spurt: $4, closed liff'fitfilli'll tonal.

hen :1 cur upon. the operator having nluisaon :Hhlunk which will lit the plate, brings the (:alil plat-P to the from. or ro .ing the drum by ago/2,49%

means of the thumb piece 30 and than inserting the curd under 'pring 2i pushes it imrlzward until it Stlll{5 against the stop 23, and then oprrutes the rack and pinion until tile curd plate and card are at such position that the type will strike the desired line on the card. usually that at the extreme upper edge as shown in Fig. 6. Then tl'u: operator ts the stop 3% in that aperture which will bring it in engagement with stop'flll. Once set the marhine is ready to 'r -iro any number of such curds. .se riali-n further adjustment and all that to do to bring: the card to the proper pomtion for printing upon said line. in to insert the card in the rurd irnmr and lift the stop 37 by means oi linger-piece 58, when the spring in drum 2 will operate. the pinions 33 and racks 22 to drive. the frame. curving the curd, hack to the proper position. when stop 3? will engage stop 36-, and zirrrszt further movement. This is one prominent fouture, sinro it saves all the time ordinarily required for adjusting: u series of cards individually, Having onrr mz-ido tho adjustment noted, the operator.

for i'nenns of thumb piece 30. mores the 0: Til

frame forward until the first line of the window space (i-l is at the printing point. and having: done that loosens the set-s rew whirli holds drum 31. in plane and turns it until the number i or other desired mark is opposite the pointer 53. 'llititllfiifl'jlfl further udjustinont will he needed to insuw that the address or other desired mutter will be printed on the desired lines. mire liming ln en tukru to adjust the rollrr or printing plutrn so that the celluloid warfare in at that time imnuidiutely over tho window space (ll. For subsequent rurds of the some series, it is only ncrrssury to operate the thumb piere until the. number 1 romr-P, oppositr pointer 53. without giving an at tention to the rnrd. since the. operator knows that at that time. the window and the printing platen will hr in the dosirr-d position with relation to the printingpoint. Printing on tho other linen follows tho usual ordoix thev being brought to position by operating the spacing levvr 40 or the thuiulrpiorc 33". as muv be most convenient.

it will be manifestthut :i machine of this Character will be of great F0 to mail order houses and other establishments that make. use of :1 large number of cards for index purposes. ()nre set an doscriluul. the": cards used being uniform, the filling in of :1 number of blanks is very rapidly at romplishod, since. no :idjustmmit wlmtorrr in required for tho first entry, and soino times none for the others, as the lines snowed in regular sparing: order. but if not. then such as is required is trrjv 'upidly done. without requiring: oxporinuent. by simply turning the. thumb pint-i: till the proper nnniher appear; opposite pointer (it (OHISQ the ntnnher '2 or or some other nninhtr 111:11' l 11l1=eted as the line for he- ;nnnin r the tltltlltSS or whatever is to he written in the window spare or any (orresponding spare. hut the number 1 is 11:411- :1ll '1' te1'ted as. l1einj tnore olnionslv the plaee to heg in that ntrv.

l'awide the :1vin;: of time and the in- .111 in}; o'l' :n-enra v. another teatnre of this dwiee is that it perniita the printing ot' the ards without hendin; them. thereli permitting the 1151 of at-1h ol' 11lli1'ient hodv to more perl'eetlv :nnwer this pin-pow.

hat I (taint as 111 invention and de'-i1'e to b it'lll't in Letters Patent i.

1. In :1 tvpe writer. :1 earriage provided with :1 eard holder mounted to move lat-l; 11nd l'orth npon hllltl earriatz'e and provided with :1 raek and :1 paper .\top. a roller earnving :1 platen and provided with :1 pinion meshing with said rat-h. two stow adapted to en e eaeh other. one eonneeted with the earria ge and th other with the eard holder. one ol' said stops heing' :1tljt1:-it:1l1lt to :1 Series ot positions. in eath ot whieh it will engage with the other of :1i1l top and there'ov arrest the retrograde n1o\e nn-nt ot' the enrd holder when :1 ele1ted one 11? the eries of lines aeross the eard hold r. snita lf; spared tron1 the paper s op. i at the printing line.

lira tvpewriter. the eonihination of :1 :novalde paper holder. :1 stop on said holder :nlapted to atop the paper :1t :1 given loeation.n1e:1n.\ tortnoving said holder. :1 spring i'or oper:1tin;1'sai1l means. :1 ni:1n1t:1ll oper nted rele:1\e tor releasing said -\pring. :1 stop on the earriag'e adapted to limit the movement ol the paper holder and :1 stop on the means wherein the paper holder is operated. adapted to engage the stop on the earriage. whereln. the paper stop will hold the pnper on given line. :1nd the ear iiztife atop \vill arrest the holder at limits adapted to le:1\e :1 speeilied line aeross the paper-holder at the printing point.

in :1 t vpewriter. :1 earriage provided with :1 paper holder mounted to move lNH'h. and t'orth upon said earriage and provided with :1 rarlt and :1 paper stop. :1 roller earrving: :1 platen and provided with :1 pinion meshing with the |:1el :1 stop t'onneetetl with the rarriage and :1 vatop eonneeted with the roller. :1: tpted to engage one with the other when :1 given line eross the holder has rent-l d :1 giv n point. one of said stops heing :11. :le. wherein the line at whieh the earringe will stop may be varied.

l. ln :1 t vpewrit r, :1 t':t|'ri:1 e provided with :1 eard holdern1onnted to move haek and forth 1:111:11 aid earriage and provided with :1 raek and :1 paper stop, :1 roller UMP rving :1 platen and provided with :1 pinion meshing with said rack, two stops, one 011 tht;

retrograde nnne'nent 111 the "nl'tl li l h't when :1 g'iwn line 111-111 the (-ard holder. 11ital lv pnre t tl't tt! the paper ;-top there- 11H. i. :11 th printing line. inean t'or niov in the holder. :1 p1'ing whimtension i 1111111 1 11 to rotate 11i1l roller. an engaging: :leviee restraining the op ration of the prinuand :1 mannalh operated release adnpted :1.-: l(l*-l'l lttl to r le:1. e the spring redrainin; derive. all 1-lt t:1nti:1ll as set i tillli.

I1v in :1 11111-1: riter. :1 earria ge prmided with :1 121111 hol er rnonnted 1o 111 11' 'oael; illl l l t l'lil 11 11 11 a d arriniie and protided with :1 lt l'h and 21 1 11111 41 11. :1 r ller 1'11!"- 1- \i11; :1 platen and provided with pinion ltl lllll f with the r:11-l\ :1 111: on the ear-- ria ge and :1 to|1 eonne ted with the roller. adapted to ngage one ith the other when :1 gin-n line ol the holder has reached the riniin po nt. together with :1 wring :nlapted to operate the pinion. a eatt'h hold- 1111: HltlHPt'lttJzHlfi: niannallv operated releaw l or wit-anon said \prin i "tron: 5:1 1

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with a 1'111d hohter nionnt d to name hath and forth 1:11 :11 aid rarria ge and provided with :1 rneh and :1 paper Hop. :1 roller e111- rvin g 1: platen and 1 \ided with :1 pinion meshing with the r:11. :1 top on the 1x11" tinge and :1 eonneettd with the :Hilei'. adapted to eit gfirif 1111' \Jtll: the other 1. 1111 :1 htltttitl one of -1 stlits ol li1:1'.- nvrosa the holder 11:1 teaeh d 111 printing? point. together with :1 1inej l 1t1"l to ope? pinion and :1 op 'rnted Z\1 l;ll)l(, detent. to hold l pinion T. ln :1 t ta-sril r. a holder lot 1 1 upon whieh the printi' mounted in SlHtS horizontally arranged on :1 t'ztl'iiztile. pr vided \\ilh i1lel1;1r t'ranie po|"1ion 1l1-;1e1nl in}! posts extending downw: tron: the front parts of :1i1l side liar :annportions. rollers mounted in aid n lmr eonnei-ting m d 1 114. the level of \tthl r l In :1 typewrit r pioviiied with :1 re eiproeating paper holder mounted upon the earriage. :1 roller prmided with :1 p H f-I plnten ol' one varietv. and another harder printin; on-l'aw independent of but extending over :1 portion oi the perinhetw of tho rolle lint le:11'in; :1 portion ol the peripherv of the first platen nneoveretl and exposed to the hlow ot' the tvpe. when at the printing line. :1 holder to the harder printint: snrt'aee pro ide-:1 with 1111 aperture all arranged substantially as deserihed. together with tne:1n.\ for hringing eat'h variety of printing sttt'tni'e to the printing line.

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he done. 

